Buns O'Plenty

Prestige…January 3, 1958

1. Ammon Joy – 13:19
2. Groove Blues – 9:35
3. Jug Handle – 10:11
4. It Might as Well Be Spring – 11:32

Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor and alto saxophone
Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – flute
Mal Waldron – piano
George Joyner – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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::Groove Blues::

CTI Kudu! Nice review at Doug Payne.

1. Killing Me Softly With His Song – 3:34
2. Cleopatra – 4:46
3. Dindi – 7:18
4. White Moth – 5:55
5. Tonsue Corte 4:13
6. Forecast – 7:53

Eric Gale – guitar
Bob James – organ, electric piano, synthesizer, marimba
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto & tenor saxophone
Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
John Frosk – trumpet
Victor Paz – trumpet
Garnett Brown – trombone
Alan Raph – trombone
Tony Studd - baritone trombone
Hubert Laws – flute
George Marge – flute
Bill Salter – bass
Gordon Edwards – bass
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Arthur Jenkins – conga, tambourine
Idris Muhammad – drums
Rick Marotta – drums
String credits not included

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::Forecast::

A vinyl rip from CTI Never Sleeps. Some nice funky cuts on this one. String arrangements by Don Sebesky and Pee Wee Ellis.

FYI, I’m heading to the great city of Chicago for a little while. Be back soon!

I just noticed the tracks are tagged with the year 1971…sorry about that. Check out the liner notes here.

1. Help Me Make It Through the Night
2. Brian’s Song
3. Uncle Funky (aka Bowl Full O’Blues)
4. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
5. Go Away Little Girl
6. Imagine
7. Ham
8. The Sun Died

Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Wayne Andre – trombone
Ron Carter – bass
Al DeRisi – trumpet
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
Phil Kraus – vibraphone
Richard Tee – organ, piano
Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
Snooky Young – trumpet
Airto Moreira – percussion
Idris Muhammad – drums
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums

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::Help Me Make It Through The Night::

I Heard That!! was supposed to be a double LP of new material. Only the first half wound up being new songs and the rest were compiled from previous L.P’s. Most of this record is very enjoyable. HOWEVER, there are some tracks included that are heavily edited such as Killer Joe, Gula Matari, and Walking in Space. The originals version are much longer and much better, so just scroll down a post or two and pick those up if you are interested. Credits here.

1. I Heard That!!
2. Things Could Be Worse for Me
3. What Good Is a Song
4. You Have to Do It Yourself
5. There’s a Train Leavin’
6. Midnight Soul Patrol
7. Brown Soft Shoe
8. Superstition
9. Summer in the City
10. Is It Love That We’re Missing?
11. Body Heat
12. If I Ever Lose This Heaven
13. Killer Joe
14. Gula Matari
15. Theme from the Anderson Tapes
16. Walking in Space

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::I Heard That!!::

His 2nd and final on CTI. Credits here.

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) – 5:09
2. Gula Matari (Quincy Jones) – 13:02
3. Walkin’ (Benny Golson) – 8:03
4. Hummin’ (Nat Adderley) – 8:09

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::Gula Matari::

A quality release by “The Knife!”

1. Inanout – 5:47
2. The Star-Crossed Lovers – 3:54
3. Cindy’s Tune – 5:58
4. Serenity – 6:27
5. Elusive – 7:15
6. I’ve Just Seen Her – 7:17
7. Punjab – 4:05
8. Verdandi - 3:57

Pepper Adams – baritone sax, brass
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Ron Carter – bass
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Elvin Jones – drums

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::Encounter!::

The legendary bassist’s first album as a leader. The last three tracks were not on the original LP. This was shared by Jazzever who’s blog seems to not be accessible anymore, so I thought I’d repost it.

1. Dexterity – 6:49
2. Stablemates – 5:56
3. Easy to Love – 3:54
4. Visitation – 4:57
5. John Paul Jones (Aka Trane’s Blues) – 6:59
6. Eastbound – 4:25
7. Trane’s Strain – 11:05
8, High Step – 8:13
9. Nixon, Dixon and y Ates Blues – 8:28

Paul Chambers – bass
John Coltrane – tenor sax
Kenny Drew – piano
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Last 3 tracks include:

Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Roland Alexander – piano
Curtis Fuller – trombone

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::Chambers’ Music::

A nice lineup for Turrentine’s 1966 Blue Note release. Versions of Ray Charles’ “What Could I Do Without You,” Sam Cooke’s “Shake” and Bacharach’s “Walk On By.”

1. And Satisfy – 6:48
2. What Could I Do Without You – 4:35
3. Feeling Good – 7:15
4. Shake – 5:55
5. Walk On By – 5:57
6. Baptismal – 6:39

Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
James Spaulding – alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Grant Green – guitar
McCoy Tyner – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Mickey Roker – drums

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::Rough ‘n’ Tumble::

Released on Verve in 1968. Some tunes are performed as a quintet, while others contain a larger group with horns. Benson is slowly beginning the transition to the funk period of his career.

1. Along Comes Mary (Almer) – 3:02
2. Sunny (Hebb) – 2:56
3. What’s New? (Burke, Haggart) – 5:32
4. Giblet Gravy (Benson) – 4:50
5. Walk on By (Bacharach) – 3:26
6. Thunder Walk (Ousley) – 4:42
7. Sack O’ Woe (Adderley) – 3:08
8. Groovin’ (Brigati, Cavaliere) – 2:46
9. Low Down and Dirty (Benson) – 8:40
10. Billie’s Bounce (Parker) – 6:14
11. What’s New (alternate)
12. What’s New (alternate 2)

George Benson – Guitar
Pepper Adams – Baritone sax
Ron Carter – Bass
Bob Cranshaw – Bass
Billy Cobham – Drums
Eric Gale – Guitar
Carl Lynch – Guitar
Herbie Hancock – Piano
Johnny Pacheco – Conga, Tambourine
Alan Raph – Bass Trombone
Jimmy Owens – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ernie Royal – Trumpet
Snooky Young – Trumpet
Lois Winter – Vocals
Eileen Gilbert – Vocals
Albertine Robinson – Vocals

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::Giblet Gravy::

1. Red’s Good Groove
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. This Time the Dream’s on Me
4. Excerent!
5. Take Me in Your Arms
6. Falling in Love With Love

Red Garland – piano
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Sam Jones – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

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::Red’s Good Groove::